Stranded in the Andes

Welcome, Pachamama, to Tribal Council. 

We'll now bring in the members of our jury: Jaime, Erik, Sara, Heather, Shan, Deshawn, Jean-Robert, and Leslie who was voted out at the last Tribal Council. You are not allowed to address the jury; they are only allowed to post emojis from here on out.

Tonight's going to work a little differently. We have to announce who won the challenge officially.

With a time of 38 minutes in last place was Evvie, with a time of 29 minutes, Xander came in second, and blowing out the competition with a time of 20 minutes was Abraham. 

Abraham, congratulations, you have won the Final Immunity Challenge and are guaranteed a spot in the Final Tribal Council.

As such, you will be casting a vote live in this thread.

In doing so, you will not only be voting out the final member of the jury, but choosing who you would like to sit against in the final 2. A big decision, potentially game-making.

But before you cast your vote, Let's here from Evvie and Xander on why they believe you should keep them in the game.

Evvie, Xander, the floor is yours.
 

Abe

I hope you consider picking me to move forward in the game with you cause of our tight bond. We really became very close out here, to the point that i could never write you name down. We talked everyday, most of the time not even about the game. I have always been loyal to you dude and hope that i can sit beside you at final tribal council.   

We have had such highs and lows in this game but all three of us stuck by each other. Evvie is just as deserving of moving forward with you. She was always a rock for us when we would get skittish. 

I know this is supposed to be a plea or whatnot for Abraham to vote to keep me safe but I'm not about to beg at this rate. It's extremely clear that Abe is threatened by me for some reason and he doesn't want to take me to the end because he thinks he has a better chance going against Xander than myself. I think it's the complete opposite and that he would withstand a better shot against Xander because 'he promised' and I find that hilarious because Xander and I had a F2 since the very beginning of the game over our final 3 so...there's that. Of course I would love to be able to defend my game against the jury and there were plenty of opportunities deep in the game for me to be able to flip on Abraham and I didn't because...well, there are reasons. I felt like I would have lost had I flipped or lost had I not flipped which brings us to this very moment. Where I'm about to get the chop because Abe is scared that he's going to lose to me. I should have seen the signs written on the wall and knew better than to trust my own challenge prowess and played smarter but alas, here we are.

I know that a lot of the jury members are probably sitting here like 'you stupid bitch, I told you so' and I know that when I get welcomed to Ponderosa that I'll be the laughingstock for not making a move on Abe or Xander. It is what it is.

Abe, if you want to keep me, so be it. I would love to be able to go against you in the end. But I think that at this point, it's clear which route you're going to take and I think it's a copout especially since you really didn't give me that much of a chance to defend myself. I was written off similarly to how you've written people off that you're getting ready to vote out that round. I see you!

Abe, whenever you're ready, post your decision in this thread.

Xander wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:07:29 pm Abe

I hope you consider picking me to move forward in the game with you cause of our tight bond. We really became very close out here, to the point that i could never write you name down. We talked everyday, most of the time not even about the game. I have always been loyal to you dude and hope that i can sit beside you at final tribal council.   

 

Evvie and i connected fantastically on day 1. We always held each other close and ended up convincing most of the jury that we could not stand each other. But we always knew we would do anything to get here. 

Should we have voted Abe out sooner? Probably. i think there were ways Evvie and i could have navigated here without him. But we all stuck it out. 

Evvie and i did spend the last few rounds talking about getting Abe out if we could. We did it thinking that  we both  had a better shot if we dont go against him. 

It's a valiant effort Evvie, I have to admit. But it's also why I won't be going to the end with you. It's clear you're a talker and you had so many connections on the jury. You had many opportunities to get rid of me but never did, and this will be the downfall of your game. You mentioned my anxiety as a reason for not voting me out, but there was many times in this game that you leaned on me for reassurance and help with your anxiety/paranoia. Neither of us are with a clear conscious in this regard.

Xander, you stuck with me the whole way through and from my point of view, i never had to worry about you flipping. You worked with me on multiple plans and never faltered from what I asked of you.

My vote is for Evvie to leave tonight and to take Xander to the Final Tribal Council.

Did you know a Uruguayan rugby team ate each other in the Andes?

But we didint do it soon enough! despite everyone coming to us hoping we would. We were under the impression that it would be disloyal and we would somehow be "punished" for not letting Abe stay.

Evvie... Abraham has spoken.

Thanks for the game, Papa Jeff! Let's snuff my torch and get me outta here. Good luck to you both, and Xander - you already know where my vote is going. 

Evvie you were a bright light for me in this game when i needed support. You are such a giving person and i am so happy to have played with you.

Abe, I love you like a brother dude, you will be my friend long after this game is done. I toyed with getting you out thinking it would be better for my game. But i never could, some things transcend the game level.